Science
Science: Immune system discovery, Voyager longevity
Science correspondent Allan Blackman joins Kathryn to talk about a new part of the immune system that's been discovered and how it could be a goldmine of potential antibiotics. NASA has switched off… Audio
Breeding apples for a warming climate
Plant & Food Research's 'Hot Climate Partnership' is a finalist in the Innovation & commercialisation category at tomorrow nights Science New Zealand Awards. Heat can cause fruit to mature too… Audio
Who should own IP when researchers and universities
Should university researchers keep intellectual property rights relating to their work? It is one of the major suggestions in a report into the country's science and innovations sector led by former… Audio
How Brain Science Has Changed For Sir Richard Faull
Kim chats with neuroscientist Sir Richard Faull about the wonders of the human brain and the work being done to unlock its secrets. Audio
The science of swells
Cyclone Alfred, the first tropical cyclone to make landfall in Queensland in 50 years, has transformed Australia's iconic east coast beaches through dramatic erosion. Audio
Can insoles sort your sore feet?
AUT Professor Patria Hume discusses the merits of wearing insoles, particularly for people suffering plantar fasciitis. Audio
Earth's oldest-known crater found in Western Australia
The crater, located near the Pilbara town of Marble Bar, is thought to have been created 3.47 billion years ago. Video
240 flights disrupted by Musk's latest Starship failure
By David Shepardson, Reuters The US Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday (local time) that the previous day's explosion of a SpaceX Starship spacecraft disrupted about 240 flights, with…
The team behind New Zealand's future apples and pears
We find out what it takes to produce some of New Zealand's tastiest apples by heading inside Plant & Food Research where they help Prevar create new apple and pear varieties Audio
How About Them Apples ?
We find out what it takes to produce some of New Zealand's tastiest apples by heading inside Plant & Food Research where they help Prevar create new apple and pear varieties Audio
SpaceX's Starship explodes in space, again
SpaceX's Starship spacecraft tumbled and exploded in space minutes after lifting off from Texas, in the second consecutive failure this year for Elon Musk's Mars rocket program. Video
What can your vocabulary say about your creativity?
An experiment developed by a Canadian behavioural scientist asking you to think of ten words that are as unrelated as possible can predict your verbal creativity. Audio
A land of ice and ambition
From historic expeditions to modern day science, Antarctic exploration is a unique and dangerous experience.
NZ-funded methane satellite makers to fix unspecified "challenges"
A methane-hunting satellite - which New Zealand taxpayers pitched in $29m for - is being handed back to its makers so they can fix unspecified "challenges."
Voice of the Sea Ice: Ice sheets and ice shelves
Introducing Voice of the Sea Ice, a new miniseries about Antarctica. In this first episode, Claire Concannon recounts some epic historic and modern expeditions and learns that there are many types of… Audio
The future of Antarctica
If you're a regular Afternoons listener you'll be familiar with Claire Concannon, host of RNZ's science podcast Our Changing World. Today Claire joins Jesse to discuss her latest series, 'Voice of the… Audio
Could Australia hold the key to cheaper electricity?
The cost of power has been a major factor in our cost-of-living crisis but hope may be on the horizon. TheTaslink project would see New Zealand and Australia connected by the world's longest and… Audio
Can you separate out mental from physical health?
A neuroscientist at Cambridge University is challenging traditional concepts that illnesses divide into either mental or physical. Audio
World's biggest iceberg runs aground
When last measured, the iceberg was more than twice the size of London.
NZ faces growing wildfire risk according to new data
Chinese scientists have analysed fire data from thousands of cities in 20 countries - and New Zealand topped the list of those facing a growing wildfire risk because of climate change. Massey… Audio
